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Business and city directories are useful for finding where your ancestors lived, but they are also useful to determine the type of business they were engaged in. Most of the larger cities had formal, commercially published city directories that served the same function as the later telephone directories. Look for copies of the directories in city, county and state public libraries as well as historical societies and state archives. See the following article: | Business and city directories are useful for finding where your ancestors lived, but they are also useful to determine the type of business they were engaged in. Most of the larger cities had formal, commercially published city directories that served the same function as the later telephone directories. Look for copies of the directories in city, county and state public libraries as well as historical societies and state archives. See the following article: | ||
[[United States Directories]] | [[United States Directories]] For further articles on directories, see the individual states and counties, subject heading or search term: directories. | ||
Many city directories also available in digitized files online. Here are some resources: | Many city directories also available in digitized files online. Here are some resources: | ||